Drivers of radial growth and carbon isotope discrimination of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa Michx.) across continental gradients in precipitation, vapour pressure deficit and irradiance

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 766-779

  Voelker, Steven L ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^b   Lachenbruch, Barbara ^c   Brooks, J Renée ^d   Guyette, Richard P ^e  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2; Dendrochronology; Drought; Growth; Humidity; Light; Stable isotopes; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; HUMIDITY; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECONSTRUCTION; SEMIARID REGION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMATA; TREE RING; VAPOR PRESSURE; WOOD;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; RAIN;

ARTICLE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; OAK; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STABLE ISOTOPES; STOMATA; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CO2; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT; GROWTH; HUMIDITY; LIGHT; STABLE ISOTOPES; STOMATA;

CARBON ISOTOPES; GASES; GEOGRAPHY; LIGHT; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; QUERCUS; RAIN; TREES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84892733611     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12196     Document Type: Article

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